Yorktown Heights Residents Elected to SUNY Oneonta Student Association

From SUNY Oneonta:

A total of 27 students was elected this spring to Student Association positions for the 2016-2017 academic year at SUNY Oneonta. Students are elected to Student Association positions by their peers in the student body. Elections for executive board positions were held April 7-8, and senators and judicial officers were elected April 14-15.

Joseph Kovaly and Ariana Reinhertz of Yorktown Heights were elected as senators.

The Student Association of SUNY Oneonta is a government created by the students and to serve the students. Its mission is to be a firm advocate for student rights, a body of knowledge of campus services, a torch-bearer to carry on traditions and a helping hand, financially, to student organizations. The Student Association is classified as a $1.3 million 501c3 corporation that funds more than 100 clubs and organizations on campus.

A liberal arts institution with a strong focus on undergraduate research and service learning, SUNY Oneonta consistently gains recognition for delivering excellence and value. The college has been named to Kiplinger's list of "100 Best Values in Public Colleges" for 10 years running and sits at ninth on the 2016 U.S. News and World Report list of the best public institutions in the region. SUNY Oneonta enrolls 6,000 students in its 70 undergraduate majors and 14 graduate programs.